Section 8. In any case in which an offence under section 15 or section 16 has been committed, the convicting Magistrate may direct that

18. In any case in which an offence under section 15 or section 16 has been committed, the convicting Magistrate may direct that— (a) the petroleum in respect of which the offence has been committed, or (b) where the offender is importing or transporting, or is in possession of, any petroleum exceeding the quantity (if any) which he is permitted Penalty for illegal importation, possession or transport of petroleum. Penalty for keeping, transporting, selling or exposing for sale petroleum in contravention of section 7. Penalty for refusing to to comply with section 12. Confiscation of petroleum. 146 Petroleum. [ACT XII (Test-apparatus.—Sections 19-21.) permitted to import, transport or possess, as the case may be, the whole of the petroleum which he is importing or transporting or is in possession of, shall, together with the tins or other vessels in which it is contained, be confiscated. Jurisdiction. 8. (1) The Local Government, with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council, may make rules consistent with this Act to regulate the importation of petroleum, and in particular— (a) to determine the ports at which only petroleum may be imported; (b) to ascertain the quantity and description of any petroleum on board any ship; (c) to determine the places at which, and the conditions on and subject to which, petroleum may be discharged into boats, landed, transshipped or stored; (d) to provide for the selection by an officer appointed by the Local Government in this behalf, and for the delivery to him, either after or before petroleum has been landed, of samples of all petroleum landed or intended to be landed. (e) to provide, in the case of each consignment which is stated to be of one uniform quality, for the number of samples to be selected, and for the averaging of the results of the testing of those samples; (f) to provide, where the results of the testing of the samples raise a doubt as to the uniformity of the quality of the petroleum in any such consignment, for the division of the consignment into lots, and for the selection and testing of samples of each lot, and for the treatment of the lot in accordance with the results of the testing of those samples; (g) to Power for Local Government to make rules as to importation and refining of petroleum. 142 Petroleum. [ACT XII (Petroleum generally.—Section 9.) (g) to fix fees for the sampling and testing of petroleum; and (h) to fix fees for the storage of petroleum unless a body of port commissioners or other like body is empowered in that behalf. (2) The Local Government, with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council, may, with respect to any petroleum produced within its territories, make rules— (a) to define the limits of the places where the petroleum is to be refined; (b) to provide for the testing of the petroleum at or near those places; and (c) to prevent the removal from those limits, otherwise than under the provisions of this Act applicable to dangerous petroleum, of petroleum which has not satisfied the tests prescribed by the rules. Procedure after petroleum has been discharged or landed.